Post B3QBDB2n7Vov5YY9HE by dfloyd888@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #B3QBD8uZ383ETSgYAy by dfloyd888@fosstodon.org
2026-02-17T16:53:51Z
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@rl_dane @peteorrall Ages ago, the closest I can think of is RHEL... but the closest I can think of is Debian.
(DIR) Post #B3QBD9vJHqF3c42eye by peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2026-02-17T17:32:31Z
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@dfloyd888 @rl_dane #RHEL is a great enterprise server. Outside of that role it is mediocre. As a desktop, I'd run it if I had software which specifically required.#Debian OTOH is what I run now as a daily driver. I enjoy it but for the "universal operating system" it's quite inaccessible and its documentation is substandard at best. Quite the paradox.
(DIR) Post #B3QBDB2n7Vov5YY9HE by dfloyd888@fosstodon.org
2026-02-17T18:21:56Z
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@peteorrall @rl_dane Makes sense. I have used RHEL since 1994... er, Red Hat then RHEL. However, about three years ago, I found that it kept lagging behind, so moved to Ubuntu. Next move for me will be Debian. However, just as you mentioned, documentation can be hard sometimes. At least Ubuntu has such an installed base that I can find almost anything there, but I like the simplicity of Debian.Now you got me curious about SuSE.
(DIR) Post #B3QBDC5fEJiEKktxOS by peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2026-02-17T18:48:26Z
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@dfloyd888 @rl_dane I've been of the opinion one can learn Debian by picking up an #Ubuntu book - but only if the person has some experience. The gotchas do exist but for setting up servers, I would expect the processes between the two to be similar.Ubuntu, while a #Debian derivative, has forked far enough that it's definitely not 1:1. #RHEL and #CentOS were much closer in that regard (but they also were not the same).As for SUSE, sure you can check it out. I've used it on and off since 2005 and have seen and felt its changes. Just my opinion:SUSE just feels...incomplete. It has good ideas but poor execution. It markets itself as the distro for users, sysadmins, developers, and makers. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to quite meet the challenge since each of those users have very different needs and instead has some kind of identity crisis. The lack of packages in its stock repos, along with many 3rd party apps not supporting it, shows. It wants to appeal to everyone but instead lacks focus.Interestingly, Debian is much closer to being for everyone (or the universal OS) given its repos and flexibility. Unfortunately documentation is where it falls short.I've been using Debian as my daily driver for the past two decades. When I think of #Linux, I think of Debian. To me, other distros are merely other Linux-based operating systems.
(DIR) Post #B3QzArdBK1FA0cf53Q by DrHyde@fosstodon.org
2026-02-17T23:52:02Z
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@rl_dane @peteorrall until recently that was #Debian of course. These days I'm switching to #Devuan for cases where I really need Linux, but to #FreeBSD where I don't.
(DIR) Post #B3QzAstAe3cxuV9McC by wfk@social.v.st
2026-02-18T00:58:30Z
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@DrHyde @rl_dane @peteorrall I really need to refamiliarize myself with #FreeBSD & friends. There are very few sane Linux distros (like #Devuan) left these days.
(DIR) Post #B3QzBpWAfDHpkFqKSO by peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2026-02-18T00:52:03Z
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@DrHyde @rl_dane I am long overdue to try #Devuan.